December 8, 2016 - U.S. Marines and Sailors of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (MKI ARG)/11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) are rehearsing amphibious operations and conducting combat sustainment training in the vicinity of Djibouti throughout December during Exercise Alligator Dagger.

November 21, 2016 - U.K.-U.S. Mine Countermeasures Exercise 17-1, a 38-day long bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and Royal navy designed to provide an opportunity for both nations to share knowledge of mine countermeasures (MCM) techniques concluded in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 17.

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command is responsible for approximately 2.5 million square miles of area including the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, North Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea. The U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s mission is to conduct maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts, and strengthen partner nations' maritime capabilities in order to promote security and stability in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.